/r/Nirvana
A forum dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of the band Nirvana.
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Krist Novoselic - Bass player and founding member of Nirvana
Steve Albini - Famous recording engineer, recorded Nirvana's 1993 album 'In Utero'
Danny Goldberg - Former manager of Nirvana and the author of the book "Serving The Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain"
Charles Peterson - Famous photographer, widely known for his work with Sub Pop
Gillian G. Gaar - Author of many influential Nirvana publications
Lori Goldston - Cellist on Nirvana Unplugged and the In Utero tour
Craig Montgomery - Producer and Sound Engineer
Aaron Burckhard - Nirvana's 1st Drummer
Dancing Tony - Touring Stage Dancer
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Im gonna try to costumize my jaguar yipiiiiiiiiiii
Just to make it look like his jaguar
Extra random words: kehdx no dhs no dbdidhdisneidndfifnfkdbsisjdoffkbsosnfhfucndodjfj
03:28 UTC
It’s so scary to think Kurt’s dead like I’m young so I didn’t grow up listening to them while he was alive like most of gen z
It’s so scary to think anyone can just decide they’ve had enough pop their heads and leave people they love sad Kurt’s death isn’t different from others obviously it was sensationalized by the media but I can’t process he’s not here since I’ve been becoming a more consistent listener going most the hits I feel close to a dead man? Life is weird man and to think so many people that kill themselves are in pain just like Kurt was is gut wrenching and just scary that you don’t exactly know when someone’s suicidal since it’s the last phase of depression and depressed people can cover it up since they lie to everyone constantly I know I’m ranting but it’s just hard to process how many people this hurts his daughter the most she only knew her dad for a little less than 2 years and just hears about him through other people and the constant nirvana shirts that everyone wears please check up on everyone you know 💗
03:15 UTC
Who here saw Nirvana live? What's your story? Anything intersection happen?
I was wondering how many people here saw Nirvana before they broke up. Kurt unfortunately passed away before I was born but I'm curious how many others have seen him in concert. If you did what year was it and what was it like?
02:06 UTC
31 years ago today I saw this show in New York City.
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter is al all time great opener. Listening to this again makes me feel 18 years old again. Fuck, I'm old.
18:26 UTC
This is my little Nirvana CD collection. I love CDs✨
17:30 UTC
Is Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana ok for a 10 year old?
My kid loves Nirvana so I was thinking of getting this book for him. Do you think it’d be inappropriate? If it was a movie what do you think it would be rated? I’m mostly concerned about heavy drug use/sexual content. Thanks!
15:39 UTC
Is it just me or does In Bloom seem to have one of the most complicated hard solos to play ever
Like I can’t even begin to imagine what he’s doing in it I’ve tried, and I can’t imagine looking at a tab would help me understand it anymore, like is there two guitars at some points? I can’t even tell
14:34 UTC
An assignment from my school about the meaning of smells like teen spirit
My teacher made me and my classmates do an assignment about alternative music and showed us the smells like teen spirit music video and she gave us an assignment about what’s the meaning of the song and I thought this was cool
11:07 UTC
What was Kurt Cobain's FAVORITE distortion pedal before his passing?
No, I'm not asking which pedal he used the most, l'm asking what do you think would be the pedal he LIKED the most in general. There may not be a direction citation of this but l'd be interested to know!
03:54 UTC
Why hasnt Live at Pine Street just been released as it's own standalone release yet?
Every other live album that was released within the normal deluxe versions (like Paramount, Live and Loud) all got their own respective standalone releases (not counting the performances within the 30th anniversary box set)
The live show sounds great on the deluxe edition of Bleach, so that begs the question of why hasn't it happened yet
01:52 UTC
Dave Grohl’s drums in Smells Like Teen Spirit video.
Anyone got any info/ideas about the kit Dave used in the Smells like teen spirit video? It’s a 5 piece which is unusual as other than some obscure Dain Bramage video I’ve never seen DG play anything other than a 4 piece. (Not counting the Crooked Vultures kits). And is there any relevance to the word Chaka on the front? Cheap rental maybe? Why not set up a 4 piece? Why not use his own gear? Never heard it mentioned anywhere before.
20:26 UTC
Little Article About Kurt Art Sale at Auction in 2021
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17:11 UTC
Nirvana’s first tour, does a photo of the tour flyer exist?
Was the Bleach USA Tour Nirvanas first tour? From what I know they mainly only did shows in Washington before this. Does anyone have a photo of the tour flyer?
17:09 UTC
"Montage Of Heck, The Home Recordings" Released on november 13, 2015
Happy Release Day!
11:15 UTC
Ah yes, my favorite early ‘90s band that rose to prominence and helped redefine and bring the grunge genre into the mainstream… meet Naivety
Found in my local thrift shop.
11:11 UTC
I Just try to draw Kurt Cobain in live from Saturday Night Live but lost interest in this
Also it's from my Instagram story, i draw this months ago
09:39 UTC
Just curious about it but what Nirvana song have you listened to the most today?
Or maybe you haven't listened to one today.
07:42 UTC
Which piece of memrobilla from Kurt &/or Nirvana would you like to own (the most) and why ?
The title says it all.
03:01 UTC
Why did Kurt never accept help/treatment?
Was it mistrust of medical help, or perhaps he thought he was too far gone to get better...
What do you guys think?
00:46 UTC
Why does everybody get mad when Kurt said he didn’t want to play Sliver during MTV Unplugged? In my opinion I think he wasn’t lying, he didn’t want to scream, which was why the band stopped midway through Where Did You Sleep Last Night when he shrieked
On With The Lights Out, when he plays the song he's almost speaking like Leadbelly as well, I don't think he ever planned on screaming during the song, but he was going through withdrawals and depression and needed something to take out his anger. Or he wanted to use it as a way to build stuff up. Throughout the whole show he was pretty quiet until the end up with the big crochendo
00:42 UTC
Grunge Rock (haha funny pun I kind of screwed up Nirvana but it’s ok I still like it lol)
00:35 UTC
Here, have a poorly drawn MTV Unplugged Kurt Cobain
I suck at drawing faces Also I was gonna draw Pat, Krist and Dave but I lost interest
20:30 UTC
Does anyone know the tuning for do re mi? I thought it was a half step down but it sounds off, i tried standard but it still sounded off
Do re mi
20:04 UTC
I've finally released part 2 of Nirvana Live Experience
Video 35 is copyrighted (Heart-Shaped Box in Saturday Night Live)
19:48 UTC